Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin (11 February 1964-) was Governor of Alaska (R) from 4 December 2006 to 26 July 2009, succeeding Frank Murkowski and preceding Sean Parnell.

Biography
Sarah Heath was born in Sandpoint, Idaho in 1964, and the family moved to Skagway, Alaska when she was a few months old, and finally to Wasilla in 1972. She won the 1984 Miss Wasilla beauty pageant and finished third in the Miss Alaska pageant, and she later went on to work as a sportscaster and sports reporter. In 1992, she was elected to the Wasilla city council, serving until 1996, when she was elected Mayor; she served until 2002, and she launched a failed run for lieutenant governor in 2003. From 2003 to 2004, she served as Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. In 2006, she became the youngest person and the first woman elected Governor of Alaska. She opposed abortion, same-sex marriage, the legalization of marijuana, global warming, and a nuclear compromise with Iran, while she supported capital punishment, abstinence-focused sex education, the discussion of creationism in public school, gun rights, offshore oil drilling, support for Israel, the Iraq War, and NATO membership for Ukraine and the Republic of Georgia. In 2008, she was chosen as Republican presidential nominee John McCain's running mate against Barack Obama and Joe Biden, but she was criticized for her lack of experience, her frequent gaffes, and her unfamiliarity with voters. In 2009, she resigned as Governor rather than spend more state money on resolving ethics complaints against her, and she went on to become a Tea Party activist and commentator. In 2016, she supported Donald Trump for president.